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AltGen has just opened a representative office in Mauritius which caters to our clients who are interested in running our payroll services throughout Africa. The newly formed entity in Africa’s business hub is registered under the name “Altgen Energy Services LTD”. As Africa continues to be a destination of choice for renewable energy developments, […]

“The Green Mini Grid (GMG) Facility Kenya announces the addition of €3.9 million from the European Union – Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund to provide output based connection and investment grants to renewable energy mini-grids projects. Funding for technical assistance to mini-grid developers will also be available. AFD has secured the funding, and combined with the […]

At the end of May 2018, as a part of AltGen’s ongoing engagement in skills development in wind energy, Sean Gibson (Managing Director of AltGen) was fortunate enough to be hosted by Vestas on a visit to the Lake Turkana Wind Park. Situated adjacent to Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya, the 365-turbine wind park is […]

As part of an ongoing engagement with the Institute of Water and Energy Sciences of the Pan African University, the Managing Director of AltGen, Sean Gibson, went to Tlemcen in Algeria to facilitate a workshop between representatives of industry and the Institute in mid May 2018. The mandate was to shape the curricula according to […]

As part of the conclusion to the Pan-African University of Water and Energy Sciences engagement, our Kenyan-based team met with some of the MSc Energy graduates at two significant renewable energy facilities in Kenya and Rwanda. Ngong Hills Wind Farm, Nairobi, Kenya One of the students, Lilies Kathumbi, accompanied AltGen to the impressive Ngong Hills […]

The Green Mini Grid (GMG) Facility in Kenya provides technical assistance, output based connection grants and investment grants to mini-grid developers providing renewable energy to off grid communities in Kenya. This facility is part of the GMG Africa Program which aims to transform the Green Mini Grid sector in Africa into a thriving industry to […]

After a very successful workshop held in Pretoria on 17 Jan 2018, and subsequent meetings, the SAWEP program is moving ahead with identifying training and skills needs in wind energy, with a few interventions being shortlisted as possible program beneficiaries, namely: Technical training and support to semi-skilled and locally located beneficiaries, especially in the context […]

Its been a wonderful 4 days in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia conducting a “Careers Workshop” for the very first cohort of graduates from the Pan African University – Institute of Water and Energy Sciences. The 17 students that attended are the best and brightest in Africa, from Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, […]

It has been a busy few weeks at AltGen. Firstly, SARETEC hosted the Wind Energy Technical Symposium, with excellent presentations on the state of the wind industry in South Africa, some with a more technical inclination. And then the premier annual wind energy event, WINDABA, was once again a great success. Perhaps more intimate this […]

The Pan African University (PAU) is a African Union initiative to breathe life into African higher education, to counter brain drain and improve the employability of African graduates. While the PAU is based in Addis Ababa, the PAU Institute for Energy and Water Sciences (PAUWES) is located at the Abou Bakr Belkaid University of Tlemcen […]